Hindsight is 2025: year in review for UK commercial property
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Inaugural Thames Valley offices round table reveals areas of strength and weakness in a recovering market
CoStar caught up with leading industry figures this week to discuss the Thames Valley office market
Following similar events in other key UK markets, CoStar this week held a Thames Valley offices round table with leading figures in the market as part of a series of discussions ai...
Retail demand bounces back strongly in Hammersmith and Fulham
A host of significant openings at Westfield London push retail take-up in the west London borough to a seven-year high
Demand for retail space in the west London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is rising, with several positive indicators pointing towards ongoing demand moving forward.
Spotlight on Knightsbridge: Dearth of high-quality supply is restricting demand
Rents in the exclusive London area are holding up well
Knightsbridge’s office vacancy rate has stabilised at a relatively low level amid steady demand for space and ongoing weak development in the wealthy and exclusive district.
UK economic growth slows to a crawl ahead of crucial Budget
National output shrank in September amid rising business uncertainty, as the pressure continues to rise on Chancellor Rachel Reeves
The UK economy underperformed expectations in the third quarter of 2025, growing at its slowest pace in nearly two years, forming a weak backdrop to a vitally important Budget on 2...
Mixed picture for yields as chasm opens between London and regional offices
London office yields continued to harden over the summer as momentum builds towards a busier end to the year
Subdued investor demand and deal activity filtered through to weaker property pricing in some segments of the market in the third quarter of 2025, but London offices continued to b...
The great UK office rebound: Demand hits five-and-a-half-year high and vacancies stabilise
Net absorption of office space turned strongly positive in the third quarter, heavily led by London
Heightened global uncertainty led many investors to pause activity over the summer, but office occupiers took up space at the greatest pace since the pandemic began, providing enco...
UK economy grew in August but tension mounts ahead of a big Budget next month
Mild upturn boosts Chancellor Rachel Reeves though some sentiment indicators are now heading in the wrong direction
The UK economy returned to growth in August as manufacturing output improved, although faltering business and consumer confidence form the more immediate backdrop to a vitally impo...
Spotlight on Richmond upon Thames: Office demand is picking up, but vacancies remain elevated
Recent Lindt and BPCE lettings illustrate growing demand for prime space in the leafy borough after a difficult period
Demand for office space in the affluent London borough of Richmond upon Thames has fallen sharply in recent years, and its vacancy rate has jumped accordingly, though tentative sig...
Prime Mayfair office availability sinks to 20-year low
Less than 700,000 square feet is available across all buildings in London’s premier submarket, equating to under a year’s take-up
Mayfair is experiencing a growing space shortage as the supply of office space in the UK’s most expensive submarket fails to keep pace with demand.
Dividing the West End: North outperforms South amid Elizabeth line lure and public sector struggles
The West End is performing solidly, but there is a big disparity in office demand and vacancy across its nine submarkets
London’s premier office district has been one of the bright spots in the wider office malaise of recent years. However, some parts of the West End are performing better than others...
UK economy flatlined in July as manufacturing slumped, but there are reasons for optimism
Faltering growth adds to pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of the November budget, though some sentiment indicators are positive
The UK economy failed to grow in July amid a sharp downturn in manufacturing output, with a slowing economy set to become the backdrop to a vitally important Budget on 26 November.
Noho's a country for new firms as office take-up climbs to three-year high
Demand is picking up in the area north of Oxford Street’s eastern side, but vacancy remains stubbornly high
Demand for office space in the trendy West End enclave of Noho is bouncing back after a challenging period, with Pinterest’s recent letting emblematic of an area in recovery as tec...
London industrial investment sinks to 11-year low and yield compression stalls
Global tensions, tariff uncertainty and occupier market softness have dissuaded investors
Industrial investment in the UK capital has fallen away sharply this year as tariff uncertainty and global trade tensions have combined to end the momentum built up last year.
Masters of their destinies: Luxury retailers are buying up their own stores in London and Paris
Property ownership on Bond Street and the Champs-Élysées is increasingly in the hands of luxury retailers
While millions of pounds and euros ring through the tills of the high-end boutiques of Bond Street and the Champs-Élysées each day, billions are being spent on the shops themselves...
UK commercial property yields softened in the second quarter, but London offices bucked the trend
Global uncertainty has forestalled further yield compression in most segments recently
Average yields moved out across the UK in the second quarter of 2025, reversing some of the previous compression amid tariff uncertainty and potential trade wars. However, London o...
Marylebone office take-up soars to a 14-year high
Demand is soaring north of Oxford Street, but vacancies are likely to rise from low levels over the next couple of years
Strong demand for new or refurbished space has pushed office take-up in the attractive West End area of Marylebone to near-record levels in recent quarters.
Reading’s retail revival is no fiction
Empty shops are filling up in the Berkshire town amid a flurry of shopping centre lettings
Reading’s retail market is gathering steam after a difficult pandemic, and there are reasons to believe the nascent revival in Berkshire’s primary retail destination will continue.
UK office take-up hits post-pandemic high
Firms ploughed ahead with space decisions in the second quarter despite rising global uncertainty
Tariff concerns and trade tensions failed to dent momentum in the office occupier market in the second quarter of 2025 as national take-up surged to its highest level since the pan...
Heathrow’s industrial market yet to take flight this year amid tariff disruption
Few deals have landed in recent months but vacancies remain low
Heathrow has been one of London’s best-performing industrial submarkets in recent years. However, while warehouse vacancies remain low around the airport, they are rising, with a d...